Weeks 1-3 Flashcards

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What is a project?

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A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result.

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What is project management?

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The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements. This includes establishing
clear and achievable objectives and
balancing the competing demands of scope,
time and cost and quality.

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What is a program?

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A program is defined as a group of related projects, subsidiary programs, and program activities managed in a coordinated manner to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually.

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What does PMBOK stand for?

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Project Management Body of Knowledge

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5
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How many project management knowledge areas are there?

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10:
1. Integration
2. Scope
3. Schedule
4. Cost
5. Quality
6. Resource
7. Communications
8. Risk
9. Procurement
10. Stakeholders

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6
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What are two other common project management approaches?

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PRINCE2 and Agile

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What does PRINCE2 stand for?

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PRojects IN Controlled Environments

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What is a SMART goal?

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Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely

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If a project doesn’t have an end point, it is actually….

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Business as usual

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What is an organization?

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A group of people coming together for a common purpose, often with formal reporting lines and responsibilities.

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What are the three types of organisations?

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Profit, not for profit, public sector, also NGO (think tank, policy forum)

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What are the three dimensions of a project?

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Cost, time and quality

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What are the three types of organizational structure?

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Profit, Not for profit, public sector, NGO (think tank, policy forum)

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What are the five group processes?

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IPEMC - Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring/Controlling, Closing

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15
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In one word, what does every project aim to achieve?

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Change

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What are the four phases of the project life cycle?

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Integration, Planning, Execution and Closure